by BARKS from the Guild | Feb 8, 2021 | Podcast Library
Join Niki Tudge, Debra Millikan of the Pet Professional Guild and Lucie Malouin of Complètement Canin in Québec, Canada as they chat through the process of becoming accredited through the Pet Professional Accreditation Board (PPAB). Learn about PPAB’s...
by Daniel Antolec | Oct 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
In March of 2016, the Pet Professional Guild rolled out Project Trade, an international advocacy program promoting the use of force-free pet equipment by asking pet guardians to swap aversive gear for a discount on services. The aversive gear...
by Daniel Antolec | Sep 13, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
Resource guarding is a dog’s natural tendency to protect valued possessions such as food, toys or resting locations. From a dog’s perspective, the approach of a person or animal is a potential threat to losing the valued possession. The behavior …
by Daniel Antolec | Aug 14, 2020 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
In 1983 my wife and I moved into our first home on a ¾ acre lot in a small city and could finally have a puppy. She was a black Labrador Retriever whose AKC registration name was Monona Midnight Melody, …
by BARKS from the Guild | Jul 27, 2020 | Podcast Library
In this BARKS Podcast, we “Chat & Chuckle” with Kelly Duggan of Kelly Duggan Design, a Pet Professional Guild approved vendor. Kelly wears many hats and has several roles in our industry, from her own business to supporting the Academy...